OPENCities
Commissioned by the British Council
http://www.opencitiesdublin.net/
My photographic contribution to the ‘OPENCities’ project depicts some of Dublin’s highly skilled migrant workers – individuals who, through their migratory experiences, have had opportunities for professional development in their respective fields. The on-location/environmental portraits are accompanied by text and audio installation, offering a wider understanding of their personal histories and perspectives.
I wanted to explore a number of questions through these documentary portraits, including: what kind of obstacles did these workers face and how have their families coped? Have they been discriminated against in the workplace and has the quality of their everyday lives changed as a consequence of migration?
Through these individual portraits, the viewer is urged to critically view and challenge the notion of ‘openness’ – a concept not simply associated with the economic environment, but also intrinsic to institutional frameworks shaping the city and civil society.
http://www.opencitiesdublin.net/
My photographic contribution to the ‘OPENCities’ project depicts some of Dublin’s highly skilled migrant workers – individuals who, through their migratory experiences, have had opportunities for professional development in their respective fields. The on-location/environmental portraits are accompanied by text and audio installation, offering a wider understanding of their personal histories and perspectives.
I wanted to explore a number of questions through these documentary portraits, including: what kind of obstacles did these workers face and how have their families coped? Have they been discriminated against in the workplace and has the quality of their everyday lives changed as a consequence of migration?
Through these individual portraits, the viewer is urged to critically view and challenge the notion of ‘openness’ – a concept not simply associated with the economic environment, but also intrinsic to institutional frameworks shaping the city and civil society.